Are canadian 1 oz silver maple leafs smaller in size than silver 1 oz eagles?

As i was going through my inventory I realized that I have only 1 silver canadian maple leaf as opposed to many silver eagles. When I decided to compare I realized that the maple was smaller in size compare to the silver eagle. Upon weighing them the maple weighed a few grams more than the silver eagle. I picked the maple up from a reputable dealer while on vacation in germany. Is it a fake or are maples smaller in size than eagles in general.
P.S my maple was in this packaging before I tore it off
http://cgi.ebay.com/1990-CANADA-5-1...ultDomain_0&hash=item483e751c69#ht_1561wt_905

 

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Maple leafs are smaller in diameter.

 

Thanks

Thanks alot for the response I suspected that too. But is there any difference when it comes too weight?

 

Silver Eagle-
Diameter: 40.6mm
Weight: 31.101 grams
Composition: 99.93% silver, .07% copper

Maple Leaf-
Diameter: 38mm
Weight: 31.1 grams
Composition: 99.99% silver

 

The weight certainly shouldn't be off by "a few grams". Are you weighing with or without the plastic encapsulation? That might tilt the scales.

 

The maple leaf gives me a 31.3 reading in grams. Is it fake?

 

I wouldn't think so as I think .2 gram is probably allowable depending on the sensitivity of your scale. I really would like to hear some other opinions on this as I haven't done much along the lines of weighing. I hope someone here corrects me if I'm wrong in saying this, but it seems that the weight of fakes deviate much more from the weight of the genuine coin in question.

 

I did some research and I learned that Canadian maple leafs sometimes differ slightly in weight. There are many instances for silver maples to weigh in a little more. The way I see it is I got .2 grams of silver for free

 

Correct weight of a 2011 sivler canadian maple leaf one ounce

Fred:

I weighed one of mine recently and got 31.36 gm.

If anyone here knows FOR A CERTAINTY and can authoritatively document any authentic variation in weight for Canadian 1oz Silver Maple Leafs, please respond to this thread.

thanks

 

Well according to Krause. KM #187 - 31.1g/ .9999 fine/ .9997 ASW

 

Yes, thank you, I'm also well aware of the documented spec.

What I want to know (and will be calling the RCM about tomorrow) is IF overweight coins at 31.36 gm have any realistic possibility of being counterfeit. The coin I'm talking about measures to the standard 38.00 mm diameter.

 

ring it on a table and compare the noise to a real one.

 

some recent counterfeits PASS the ring test.

 

the counterfeit morgans they showed on the news didn't.

 

why maple leaf size is the smallest among popular one?. why not make bigger like australian lunar series?. or at least the same size with american eagle?.

 

it's only what 2.6mm smaller on the diameter? silver maples are awesome